I'd want to be pretty confident quickly. It does depend on the size of the code base and how long the engagement might be.
Normally people want to see some results quickly, so doing things well outside my skillset isn't normally viable in that situation.
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I'd want to be pretty confident quickly. It does depend on the size of the code base and how long the engagement might be.
Normally people want to see some results quickly, so doing things well outside my skillset isn't normally viable in that situation.